The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-09
A LUCID ADDRESS.



John Sherman of Ohio, in response to
an invitation from members of the
Illinois Legislature, delivered an adj
dress here this afternoon on the politi-
| cal issues of the day, in which he gave
his views of the principles and ten
denotes of the two great parties of the
country. "These principles are the nat
ural outgro&th of the institution Of
slavery. 1t was not until after the
Missouri compromise and the great
debate between Abraham Lincoln and
Steven A. Douglas that the philosophy
OF slavery was fully presented before
popular audiences. 1t was this debate
that led to the nomination of Mr.. Lin
coin and made him the first Republican
President" He then hastily sketched
the events which Immediately preceded
the war, the results of that great con-
flict and what the Republican party
has since done III the way of legislation
and development of the country. He
also reviewed all the leading acts of
the Democratic party during the war,
the dlsloyal organizations formed, etc,
and after the war was closed the con-
duct of Southern democracy in Oppos-
ing reconstruction, the treatment of
| the negro element, the atrocities, the
kuklux and violation of the rights of
The franchise. This, he said, is not a
CnInS Oh Tue pdSO SIMPLY, IL Is q CoH-
/ tinuing fact, it is d fact to-day. Every
man knows that Mr.. Cleveland is now
PRESIDENT BY REASON OF CRIMES.
against the. elective franchise in
Guiding murder, arson, forgery and
perjury, but for which james G..
Blaine would now be in his place
But the time has come when in many
of the Southern states especially III
counties where majority of population
is white these wrongs and Outrages
can no longer be inflicted and the time
will come when i'll the black belt of
he South the Intelligence and OrganiZa-
ton of the people will enable them to
maintain their rights. In this connec-
ton he urges that Congress assert its
undeniable right and power to regu-
late the elections of Senators and Rep
/ reSentativeS in Congress. especially in
the states and districts where free and
orderly elections cannot be had. The
mission of the Republican party he
said will never end until every legal
voter can cast an honest vote, and no
more, and have that vote counted. He
then referred to the difference between
the two great parties in choice of officers
and agents to conduct the government,
| specially abiding to the preference of
the Republican party for Union SOL
diers, and that of the Democratic party
L
all the leading officers who represent
/ us in diplomatic and consular service,
| he said, are Confederate soldiers or
civilians and many of them appointed
from the North were in sympathy with
| the rebellion. This is so marked, he
| SAID, that every nation to which these
| gentlemen are sent may fairly think
| it was
THE REBEL, NOT THE UNION CAUSE
that triumphed. He thought that it
| was shown that within twenty-five
years after the war is over the Demo-
cratic party in power should emphasize
| to all the world their sympathy with
the Confederate cause, directing lat
| tention to a recent letter of the Presi-
dent to a committee inviting him to at
| tend the unwilling of the Calhoun
monument, land drawing the conclusion
l that the President was not free from
this fault, while he had failed to
show sympathy or gratitude to the
Union army or satisfaction for the sue
| cess of the Union cause. He did not
wish to revive the animoSitieS of the
| war, but asked that the defeated party
| honestly fulfill the terms of their sur
render. The future opens variety of
questions. The
| REVENUES MUST BE REDUCED.
He said this the Republican party
has done many times, particularly on
| those articles of daily household use,
and raising the tariff on luXuries thus
| serving a double purpose of revenue
and protection, but by the Confederate
constitution this was unconstitutional
and the immediate result of Democrat
ic or Confederate ascendency is to
break down the industrial system.
| Though they are divided on this issue,
and there are strong advocates of pro-
| lection among them, yet he predicted
| that the Confederate idea will prevail.
He said the Republican party adopted
| every measure that has been proposed
to improve the condition, to promote
employment or regulate the hours of
labor, and secure good wages, and
stands ready to adopt AL advanced pO-
sitions for good. Laws, he said, can
not regulate the price of labor or any
thing else. This is done by the law of
supply and demand. He denounced
Anarchists, socialists and Communists
as the worst production of deSpotiC
governments. He said free schools
followed in the wakesof the Republican
party and since the illiteracy of the
South was discovered in 1880 Repub-
lican Senate has passed two bills to APP
propriate relief which have died in the
Democratic House. He accused the
Democratic party of opposing all inter
| nal improvements and cited the river
and harbor bill which the President
failed to sign because he alleged it con.
tanned small appropriation for the
: Hennepm Canal. In commercial rela
lions with foreign countries, he saiC
, the Republican party desired to i'm
prove its facilities but they were op
posed by the Democratic party. II
called attention to the surplus which HI
said the Democratic party promised
to
DIVIDE AMONG THE PEOPLE
r and instead of doing so simply changed
the form of the debt statement, leav
: ing out the vast bulk of fractional cur
rency and even then had accumulated
$50, 900 900 more, while for two year
3 House. Touching on the Civil Reform
3 Bill he said the President had found
: way of getting around it, but politel
: refused to tell the Senate the cause 70
| removals, though he had been able t.
supplant two-thirds of the Republicans
In the whole course of that party h
/ saw the old lines of demarkation. tn
: Union and Confederate. While the
> | tainted the Republicans with waVin
Q the bloody shirt, he believed they way
/ ed the Confederate flag, and the Den
: ocratic party are the left wing of til
: Confederate army. In conclusion b
g said the Republican party had justifie
: itself in war and in peace. 1t enter
o into the lists proud of its record.
J. has stood the test of defeat and retir,
7, ment with unquestioning acquiesenC
e though it was brought about by Grim,
# 1t has fairly treated the Democrat
l. President, who has gained public al
IS prevail only as he has resisted his part
It 1t will again appeal to the suffrage
l. the people, asking only an honest vol
IS and fair count.
y Sunday school Convention.
q CHICAGO, June 1.-The Information
le Sunday School Convention reassemblt
of early this morning. J. b. Evans,
= Texas, was chosen temporary pre-:
O. dent; Mr.. Wagner, of PennsyIvani
r, was chosen as temporary secretary.
c, nominating committee was then seleC